When Lynda Dixon, my secretary, saw me slumped in my chair with my head in my hands, she tore off the daily scripture reading from the devotional calendar she kept on her desk.

我的秘书琳达·迪克逊看到我倒在办公椅里，双手捂着头，她从自己桌上放着的印有祷告词的日历上撕下一页。